Showing papers by "Kailash C. Malhotra published in 1979"
TL;DR: The inbreeding levels among the Dhangars are high compared to other Maharashtrian groups, but substantially lower than in southern Dravidian speaking groups.
Abstract: Consanguinity is studied in a large sample of marriages among Dhangars of Maharashtra, India. The 22 endogamous castes included in the study show great variation in incidence, about an overall frequency of 26.4%. Matrilateral first cross-cousin unions are more frequency than patrilateral, and maternal uncle-niece nuions least frequent. Geograbhical differences are conspicuous, and all three types of consanguineous union show characteristic patterns; matrilateral unions increase in frequncy northwards, patrilateral and uncle-niece decrease northwards. The inbreeding levels among the Dhangars are high compared to other Maharashtrian groups, but substantially lower than in southern Dravidian speaking groups.
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TL;DR: The observed clusterings among these nine endogamous groups of Maharashtra, in general, are compatible with the known ethnic history of Maharashtra.
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TL;DR: The mean matrimonial distance is more useful in predicting the degree of inbreeding than population size and the percentage of intra-village marriages generally decreases from the southern areas of Maharashtra to the northern areas of the state.
Abstract: Data on the distance between the birthplaces of spouses (matrimonial distance) were collected from 2,260 married individuals belonging to 21 endogamous castes of the Dhangar (shepherd) cast-cluster of Maharashtra, India. The general form of the distribution of matrimonial distances is one which is extremely positively skewed and leptokurtic. The percentage of intra-village marriages generally decreases from the southern areas of Maharashtra to the northern areas of the state, as does the inbreeding coefficient. This situation is in conformity with the socio-cultural norms regulating matrimonial choice in south and north India. An attempt has been made to relate the degree of inbreeding to the mean matrimonial distance and population size. The mean matrimonial distance is more useful in predicting the degree of inbreeding than population size.
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TL;DR: Results of analysis of 14 genetic marker systems studied on a number of subjects of 9 endogamous groups of Maharashtra reveal considerable heterogeneity for most of the loci among these groups.
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TL;DR: This colour vision anomaly is widely used as a genetic marker in the study of human variation, and is frequently cited as 'relaxed selection' according to the Post (1962) and Pickford (1963) hypothesis.
Abstract: The term colour blindness is generally used to describe the lack of sensitivity to colours. Although there are instances of total colour blindness, in most cases the people confuse red or green, and this defect is an X-linked trait. This colour vision anomaly is widely used as a genetic marker in the study of human variation, and is frequently cited as ‘relaxed selection’ according to the Post (1962) and Pickford (1963) hypothesis.
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